“And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.”
Acts 12:2 (KJV) |
Acts 12:2
From Acts 12, in the Book of Acts (New Testament).
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Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
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And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
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And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
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And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.